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EXHIBITION LECTURE
Stepwells of Ahmedabad: Past, Present and Future
Tuesday, December 1
Zoom | 6:30PM EST
In conjunction with the online exhibition Stepwells of Ahmedabad, Priyanka Sheth, Tanvi Jain, and Aashini Sheth will speak about traditional water structures that form the architectural vocabulary of the semi-arid regions of the Indian subcontinent. With a focus on a particular type of historic subterranean water structure called a stepwell, the lecture will touch upon issues of heritage, gender, patronage, and the current condition of these structures in the city of Ahmedabad. The talk will also explore and speculate about the future of urban water infrastructures in semi-arid regions by referencing traditional systems like stepwells to address the challenges of an impending water crisis posed by climate change.
The presentation will be followed by a conversation and Q & A moderated by Anthony Vidler.
This lecture is free and accessible to the public.
The event will be conducted through Zoom. Please register in advance here.
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CURRENT WORK
WEISS/MANFREDI: Reciprocal Horizons
Wednesday, December 2
Zoom | 7:00PM EST
Since founding their New York City practice in 1989, Michael Manfredi and Marion Weiss have built a reputation for sensitively rethinking the relationship between buildings and their surroundings. Their firm statement describes a commitment to breaking down “disciplinary distinctions between architecture, art, ecology, landscape architecture, engineering, and urban planning” in order to enable the creation of “new paradigms for contemporary settings.”
The lecture will be followed by a conversation with J. Meejin Yoon, co-founding principal of Höweler + Yoon Architecture and dean of the College of Architecture, Art and Planning at Cornell University.
This lecture is co-sponsored with The Architectural League of New York. Attendance is free and accessible to the public.
The event will be conducted through Zoom. Please register in advance here.
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CURRENT WORK
Walter Hood
Tuesday, December 15
Zoom | 7:00PM EST
Walter Hood is the creative director and founder of Hood Design Studio. Based in Oakland, California, the studio defines itself as a cultural practice, working across art, fabrication, design, landscape, research, and urbanism. Hood combines “architectural and fine arts expertise with a commitment to designing ecologically sustainable public spaces that empower marginalized communities.” Throughout his career, he has transformed traffic islands, vacant lots, and freeway underpasses into spaces that challenge the legacy of neglect of urban neighborhoods. Through community engagement, his work investigates the natural and social histories of a place as well as the aspirations of current residents.
Hood is a recipient of the 2017 Academy of Arts and Letters Architecture Award and in 2019 was awarded the Knight Foundation Public Spaces Fellowship, a MacArthur Fellowship, and the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize.
The lecture will be followed by a conversation with Mabel O. Wilson and Mario Gooden.
This lecture is co-sponsored with The Architectural League of New York. Attendance is free and accessible to the public.
The event will be conducted through Zoom. Please register in advance here.
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EXHIBITION
Stepwells of Ahmedabad
Monday, November 2 through Friday, December 4
Online
Stepwells of Ahmedabad is an ongoing, collaborative research initiative by a group of architects from Ahmedabad, India. This online exhibition presents their work on stepwells, the subterranean water structures found extensively in the semi-arid region of western India (see Gallery 1). The region’s architectural vocabulary has evolved historically in response to seasonal water availability, resulting in various types of water harvesting structures, including stepwells (see Gallery 2). A typical stepwell consists of a deep well shaft that taps into groundwater, and a stepped corridor that descends several stories below ground to access the water. The corridor often served as a social space, particularly for local women and travelers. The product of five years of research conducted in the city of Ahmedabad in north central Gujarat, the group’s work is presented here in the form of thematic essays, drawings, maps, photographs, and videos. Now in its fourth iteration, this exhibition intends to raise awareness of larger concerns about water, settlement patterns, heritage, and social relationships tied to stepwells.
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VIDEO ARCHIVE
Watch Our Public Lectures and Events Anytime
Vimeo | On Demand
The School of Architecture records, archives and publishes videos of public programs to open access and accommodate asynchronous learning and research for audiences in different time zones. You may visit our Vimeo channel for access to all our video content.
You may also find and watch our video content from The Cooper Union website. When a recording of an event is available, you can find the video embedded at the bottom of their web listing on our website. This feature allows you to use the Cooper website's search bar to look for a particular lecture title or a lecturer's name to find available videos of their events with us along with other pertinent event and bio information.
If you missed a lecture or event you wanted to see this semester, make sure to check out the Fall 2020 Lecture and Events List. Links to earlier semester event lists are found at the bottom of their respective event pages.
Our public programs are free and recorded for access anytime.
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MANIFESTO AND CALL TO ACTION
To Build a Cooper Union Free of Racial and Social Injustice
Posted Wednesday, September 2
SUBMITTED BY THE ANTI-RACISM TASK FORCE OF THE IRWIN S. CHANIN SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
In July 2020, students, faculty and alumni of the School of Architecture of The Cooper Union formed an ad hoc task force to propose positive actions to dismantle structures of racism and injustice in our institution.
To view and sign the full document—A Manifesto and Call to Action to Build a Cooper Union Free of Racial and Social Injustice—please click here.
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ONLINE RESOURCES
The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture Online Resources
Posted Friday, April 3
The School of Architecture has posted a list of online Resources for its students, faculty, and staff on The Cooper Union’s website. This content includes messages from Dean Tehrani, registration instructions, IT resources, upcoming online lectures, media and relevant links from architecture and other cultural institutions.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
COVID-19 Updates
For campus-wide COVID-19 updates, please visit The Cooper Union's website.
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Peter Eisenman, Arch fac | Recipient | The 2020 Weitzman School Awards, UPenn Design, December 2, 2020, virtual
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Young & Ayata (Michael Young, Arch fac) | Lecture | Live Academy, November 29, 2020, virtual
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Toshiko Mori, AR ’76 | Article | “Toshiko Mori Honored with Museum of the City of New York’s Louis Auchincloss Prize,” ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST, November 20, 2020
Alexander Gorlin, AR ’78 | Article | ”Lounge in the Sky in the West Village
Architect Alexander Gorlin turned a badly renovated studio into a sunny and starlit day-to-night home,” CURBED.COM, November 23, 2020
Gina Pollara, AR ’91 | Facilitator | Mastery and Mentorship: A Conversation with Balkrishna Doshi and Khushnu Hoof, Wrightwood 659, December 12, 2020, virtual
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Reform Architecture (Karim Ahmed, AR ’13, Dionisio Cortes, AR ’09) | Talk | “Renovating a New York Icon: Townhouses,” ART CONDO, December 8, 2020, virtual
Sean Khorsandi, AR ’04 | Feature | “Landmark West Heads to NY Supreme Court with Extell Development in Case Over 50 West 66th Street,” I LOVE THE UPPER WEST SIDE, November 23, 2020
Atelier Alter Architects (Yingfan Zhang, AR ’06) | Award | Yingliang Stone Natural History Museum, Interior/Completed, The Plan Award 2020 | Award | BIT Sports Center, Architecture (Public and Institutional), Drive x Design, London Design Awards, 2020
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Open Calls & Opportunities |
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NEW
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
SOM Global Virtual Shadowship Week calls all undergraduate and graduate students in architecture, engineering, or a related design field to apply for participation to gain invaluable insight on the industry from SOM professionals. Deadline: December 7
DRAWING COMPETITION
CALL FOR ENTRIES
VENICE MASKED is a curated exhibition to open a dialogue on the future of public space from a critical standpoint and re-imagine Venice’s immediate future. This call is open to Cooper Union senior students, members of the Cooper Union Alumni Association and Italian architects. Contact Venice.Masked@gmail.com for queries. Deadline: January 30
STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION
Bauhaus Campus 2021 calls for student participation in re-thinking an educational space where the status quo of architecture can be challenged. Deadline: April 4
DEADLINES APPROACHING
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
AMPS URBAN ASSEMBLAGE CONFERENCE Looks at the city as an assemblage of architecture, media, AI and big data and calls for papers that touch on themes related to digital art, intelligent design, smart cities, AI and data, film, photography, urban design, and architecture. Deadline: December 1
CALL FOR APPLICANTS
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
AIANY Design Awards 2020 honors and recognizes outstanding architectual design by New York AIA members. Deadline: December 4
STUDENT COMPETITION
Architizer: 2nd Annual One Rendering Challenge is an ideas competition that poses a simple question: Is it possible to communicate a powerful story about architecture with a single rendering? Deadlines: December 4 /December 18
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
ONGOING
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
STUDENT COMPETITION
CALL FOR PAPERS
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CALL FOR PAPERS
TAD 5:2 Intelligence invites submissions of original research from scholars, practitioners, researchers, and students focusing on building automation, smart systems, user-driven design optimization, deep learning and fields related to human-machine interaction. Deadline: January 15, 2021
CALL FOR PAPERS
THE PLAN Journal: Open Issue is accepting new submissions for multiple areas/sections of research within architecture and urbanism involving innovation and potential transformational impact on the fields or the broader socio-cultural context. Deadline: January 18
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Harvard GSD: The 2021 Wheelwright Prize is an open international competition that awards $100,000 to a talented early-career architect to support new forms of architectural research. Deadline: January 31, 2021
CALL FOR APPLICANTS
FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY
STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION
CALL FOR SUPPORT
Mophradat: Support the Arts in Beirut Prioritizing those already disadvantaged, and those who influence the community around them in a thoughtful manner, Mophradat offers resources to artists, visual thinkers and architects. Deadline: Rolling
CALL FOR ALLIES
CALL FOR STUDENT PROPOSALS
Write for Urban Omnibus! Shaped by a wide range of contributors In an effort to advance the collective work of city making, Urban Omnibus calls for students and professionals to submit article proposals. Deadline: Ongoing
CALL FOR APPLICANTS
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Shifting Ground The Architectural League of New York invites you to submit photographs, videos, or drawings accompanied by short written observations about the spaces around you. Deadline: Rolling
DISTANCE LEARNING DISCUSSIONS
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